Cuspidor lifting and cleaning device.



J. F. McFARLAND.

CUSPIDOR LIFTING AND CLEANING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1a. 19!].

1,280,056. Patented Sept. 24,1918.

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JOHN F. MCFARLAND, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CU-SPIDOR LIFTING AND CLEANING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1918.

Application filed April 16, 1917. Serial No. 162,398.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. MCFARLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Cuspidor Lifting and Cleaning Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to cleaning implements, and more particularly to a lifting and cleaning device for cuspidors or other similar devices.

The primary object of the invention to provide a combination lifting and cleaning device designed to permit the cuspidor to be lifted and carried about and to permit a thorough cleansing to be given to the vessel without the necessity of touching the same with the hands.

A further object of the invention is the provision of gripping means constructed to permit a person to carry the cuspidor, the gripping means being associated with the cleaning element designed to be used for dumping the vessel while held in lifted position in addition to the function which it performs as a cleaning element.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a. cleaning implement which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following de scription and the accompanying drawings. wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which;

Figure l is a. side elevation of the device attached to a cuspidor, the latter being shown in broken lines, the dotted lines indicating the operative position of the de- Vice.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation. the cleaning element being shown in the position it assumes while tilting the euspidor.

Fig. 3 is a detail transverse section showing the gripping jaws and the cleaning element.

Referring to the drawing. wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, a pair of lifting rods 1 and 2 are each bent at their lower ends to form the jaw-carrying arms 3. At the terminal of each arm 23 is provided a pintle upon which is pivotally mounted a gripping jaw 5. Each gripping jaw is curved to conform to the neck of the cuspidor A.

The lifting rods 1 and 2 are each provided with a handle (i at its upper end. Adjacent the upper ends, the rods are mounted on a relatively small ring 7 having diametricall opposite pivot pins 8, the latter being extended through openings formed in the rods 1 and 2. The upper ends of the rods are thereby slightly spaced apart and their lower ends converge as shown by Fig. of the draw lug so that the arms 3 are disposed d rectly opposite to each other whereby the gripping jaws may properly engage the (iUSPlLiOFA. when the handles 6 are moved toward each other as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

A swab 9 includes the operating rod 10 h:=.ving a cleaning element ll carried at one end. This cleaning element is in the form of a sponge or other suitable light material that may be actuated for thoroughly cleaning the interior of the vessel A. The opposite end of the rod has a spherical handle 12. The rod 10 extended through the ring 7 so that a swinging movement may be given to the sponge. when the handle is reciprocatcd.

It to be noted that the lifting device acts in the nature of a pair of tongs and when applied to the ruspidor, the latter only be lifted and carried from place to place. while the user may grasp the handle of the swab 9 and actuate the same to thoroughly cleanse the interior of the cuspidor. The ring 7 receives the operating rod 10 so that free reciprocatory and oscillatory movement may be imparted to the operating rod dun ing the cleaning process and also for tilting the cuspidor.

As stated. the jaws 5 are pivotally carried on the jaw-carrying arms 3. and this permits the jaws to be swung to the position shown by broken lines in Fig. 2. thereby tilting the cuspidor. For accomplishing this function. the cleaning element 11 is placed on the edge of the. cuspidor and pressed downwardly by means of the handle of the operating rod, thus tilting the cuspidor as shown in Fig. '2. The contents of the vessel may thereby be dumped for the purpose of rinsing and thoroughly cleaning its interior.

From the foregoing it will be observed that :1 very simpl and durable cleaning implenlent has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred form. I desire it to be understood, however, that sli ht changes in the minor details of constructlon may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim:

1. A cuspidor lifting and cleaning device comprising a ring having pivot pins, a pair of lifting rods journaled on the said pivot pins and each having at its lower end a pivoted gripping jaw, and a swab having an operating rod mounted in the ring so as to permit free reciprocatory and oscillatory movement of the swab for cleaning and tilting the cuspidor.

52. A cuspidor lifting and cleaning device comprising a ring having pivot pins disposed at diametrically opposite points, a pair oi rods jonrnaled on the said pivot pins,

gripping means carried by the lower ends of the rods, and adapted for engagement and disengagement with the cuspidoi' as the said rods are swung on the pivot pins, and a cleaning element having an operatin rod projected through the said ring and i'eely movable therein.

3. A cuspidor lifting and cleaning device comprising a pair of lifting rods having the said rods pivotally mounted at diametrically opposite points thereon, and a ring disposed between the rods and maintaining the pivoted portions of the rod in laterally spaced relation, and a cleaning element having a rod extended loosely through the said ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses:

JOHN F. MCFARLAND.

Vitnesses CHARLES 1*. McFAnLANn, GRACE M. De VILLIs.

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